Ives
Red wine grape, hybridOhio in 1844
The style profiled here is a sweet, light-bodied red Ives wine: foxy, dark, sweet, port style. Typical alcohol is 10 to 12%. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C.
Also called Black Ives, Bordô, Ives Noir, Ives Noir grape, Ives grape, Ives noir, Ives seedling, Ives’ Madeira Seedling, Kittredge.
Style profile
Our rating of a representative wine- Sweetness
- Medium sweet
- Body
- Light
- Tannin
- Low
- Acidity
- Medium
Sweetness and structure vary with the producer, region and winemaking. These ratings describe the style above; check the label for the bottle in front of you.
Food pairings
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Planting snapshot
2015 observations, OIV 2017 study- Brazil
- about 10,000 ha (2015)
Historical, rounded figures, including all uses of the grape. OIV’s variety study covers 75% of world vineyard area. A country absent from this table may still grow this grape.
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Sources
- Facts: Wikipedia, Ives noir (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q1473438 (CC0).
- Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 5592.
- Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
- Planting observations: OIV, Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties (2017).